O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stainedWith the blood of the grape, pass not, but sitBeneath my shady roof; there thou may’st rest,And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe;And all the daughters of the year shall dance!Sing now the lusty song of fruit and flowers.— William Blake, To Autumn, 1783 If you’re still … Read more
Threshold © Joanna Powell Colbert Every horizon, upon being reached, reveals another beckoning in the distance. Always, I am on the threshold.— W. Eugene Smith, Photojournalist (1918 -1978) As we examine the meaning of money, I find it interesting thatAlan Greenspan, the highest guru of money in our lifetime, has been making the talk show … Read more
lt is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. — Seneca What gives the plastic and pieces of paper in our wallets value? We do. For several generations, money has ceased being representative of any “real” commodity, like gold. Its power and value come only from … Read more
Money is, in some respects, life’s fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.— P.T. Barnum As we move this week to the threshold that brings the dark time of the year to the Northern Hemisphere, and the great harvest celebrations, we naturally consider the meaning of abundance in our lives. For … Read more
Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned andthe last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.— Cree Nation Proverb As the Roman Empire crumbled and finally fell, the local agrarian economy became paramount. During the European Dark Ages, there was little trade beyond a day’s … Read more
Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light. We celebrate the turning of the Wheel, the time of the harvest season, when we reap what we have sown. At this time, a central concern is abundance, which usually means … Read more
I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.— Robert Bosch, German industrialist (1861- 1942) Thanks for hanging in here with me. I realize that money is not the most comfortable subject for a lot of us. It is often a … Read more
Money will buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail.— Richard Friedman Money can be considered to be an important magical tool. To become more intentional in how we call it to us and how we use it, it is important to have a better understanding of what money … Read more
So you think that money is the root of all evil.Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?— Ayn Rand To become more intentional in how we call it to us and how we use it, it is important to have a better understanding of what money actually is, where it has … Read more
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.— Woody Allen One of the interesting premises behind the currently popular Law of Attraction is that wealth simply comes from thought. The Secret and The Law of Attraction are really a New Age repackaging of ideas that have been around for many years, like Napoleon … Read more